South African History & FAL Languages
The year South Africa held its first democratic election.
1994
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
simile
The value of π to two decimal places.
3.14
The imaginary barrier between actors and audience.
The fourth wall
The difference between revenue and costs.
Profit
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
In isiZulu grammar, the prefix umu- is used for singular class 1 nouns. What prefix is used for the plural?
aba-
A 14-line poem often written in iambic pentameter.
Sonnet
The plant organelle where photosynthesis happens.
Chloroplast
This American choreographer is known as the “mother of modern dance,” with works like Lamentation and her use of contraction and release.
Martha Graham
The economic term for a market dominated by a single seller.
Monopoly
The chemical symbol for gold
AU
Afrikaans has no gendered nouns like French or German, but it does have two definite articles. What are they?
die (for singular and plural) and ’n (the indefinite article)
Shakespeare tragedy about a Moorish general in Venice
Othello
In Maths Lit, the difference between selling price and cost price is called?
profit
The frame that separates the stage from the audience in traditional theatres.
Proscenium Arch
The economic term for a general increase in prices.
Inflation
South Africa’s national flower.
King Protea
In which place were the large amounts of gold discovered in South Africa? (Bonus 100 points if you name the farm and the town name)
Langlaagte, Witwatersrand
Author of Cry, the Beloved Country.
Alan Paton
The organ in the human body that produces insulin.
Pancreas
In design, the term for reusing materials or repurposing existing products into new items.
Upcycling
A financial statement showing assets, liabilities, and equity.
Balance Sheet
What year did Facebook launch?
2004
The isiZulu word umama means “mother.” What prefix shows singular in this noun class?
umu-
A Japanese poetic form with a 5–7–5 syllable structure.
Haiku
The ratio 5:10 simplified.
1:2
The French ballet term for the nuanced placement of shoulders, head, and torso.
épaulement
The agency problem describes the conflict between these two groups.
shareholders (principals) and managers (agents)
Famous three-key combo to deal with a frozen Windows PC.
Ctrl+Alt+Del
This Zulu king succeeded Dingane in 1840, reigned until 1872, and is remembered for both consolidation and internal disputes.
Mpande kaSenzangakhona
Orwell’s novel featuring Big Brother.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
A class has 32 learners. The ratio of girls to boys is 5:3. How many boys are there?
12
A stencil used in stage lighting to project shapes.
Gobo
The ratio of debt to equity in a company is known as its ____ ratio.
gearing (or leverage) ratio
How many eyes does a bee have?
5
This poet, considered the “father of Afrikaans poetry,” wrote Winternag in 1875.
Eugène Marais
The continuation of a sentence beyond a line break.
enjambment
In simple interest, how much does R10 000 grow after 2 years at 10% per year?
R12000
In contemporary dance analysis, Rudolf Laban’s system categorises movement using four effort factors. Name two.
space, weight, time, and flow? (any two correct)
An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production.
Capatalism
The country formerly known as Swaziland
Eswatini
In isiZulu, nouns are classified into categories that affect concords (prefix agreement). This system is known as what?
noun class system
A novel told through letters or diary entries.
epistolary novel
In life science, the process by which DNA makes an RNA copy.
Transcription
In sustainable design, the principle of designing products so they can be disassembled and recycled easily is called what?
design for disassembly
In accounting, spreading the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life is called what?
depreciation
The city uniquely spanning two continents, Europe and Asia.
Istanbul
Both Afrikaans and isiZulu use this process, repeating a word to change meaning, e.g. bietjie-bietjie, kancane-kancane.
reduplication
A figure of speech where a part represents the whole, e.g. “all hands on deck.”
Synechdoche
The binomial theorem expands (a+b)n(a+b)^n(a+b)n. The coefficients are given by this triangle of numbers.
Pascal’s Triangle
Konstantin Stanislavski’s acting system introduced the idea of actors using personal memories to evoke emotion on stage. What is this technique called?
emotional memory (or affective memory)
The concept that as one more unit is consumed, satisfaction decreases.
diminishing marginal utility
The highest level in the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
Create(Creating)